Over 500 entries are competing for 23 awards in 2016! 120+ preliminary judges screened more than 2,100 hours to select the finalists
Clark Bunting
With more than three decades as a senior leader in media and entertainment and championing environmental and conservation causes, Clark has successfully developed and managed comprehensive strategies for quality branded enterprises, incubating business units and cultivating talent. He is currently an entrepreneur, investor and developer of new businesses, platforms and services in a wide array of genres.
Most recently, Clark was CEO and President of the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonpartisan, non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the country’s National Park System.
With more than three decades as a senior leader in media and entertainment and championing environmental and conservation causes, Clark has successfully developed and managed comprehensive strategies for quality branded enterprises, incubating business units and cultivating talent. He is currently an entrepreneur, investor and developer of new businesses, platforms and services in a wide array of genres.
Most recently, Clark was CEO and President of the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonpartisan, non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the country’s National Park System.
Julie Ann Crommett
Entertainment Industry Educator in Chief, Google
Julie Ann Crommett is the Entertainment Industry Educator in Chief at Google. Prior to this position, she was in charge of diversity initiatives at NBC Universal. She is also on the boards of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), Women in Animation (WIA), and the Barbie Global Advisory Council. She won ADCOLOR’s 2015 Innovator Award, and Univision named her one of “7 Latinos to Look Out for in 2016.”
Entertainment Industry Educator in Chief, Google
Julie Ann Crommett is the Entertainment Industry Educator in Chief at Google. Prior to this position, she was in charge of diversity initiatives at NBC Universal. She is also on the boards of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), Women in Animation (WIA), and the Barbie Global Advisory Council. She won ADCOLOR’s 2015 Innovator Award, and Univision named her one of “7 Latinos to Look Out for in 2016.”
Bob Hirshon
Program Director, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Bob Hirshon is Program Director for Technology and Learning at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and host of the daily radio show and podcast Science Update. He oversees a variety of science education programs, including Science NetLinks, Active Explorer and the family of Kinetic City programs, including the Peabody Award-winning Kinetic City Super Crew radio series.
Program Director, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Bob Hirshon is Program Director for Technology and Learning at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and host of the daily radio show and podcast Science Update. He oversees a variety of science education programs, including Science NetLinks, Active Explorer and the family of Kinetic City programs, including the Peabody Award-winning Kinetic City Super Crew radio series.
Lynn Hirshfield
Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Participant Media
Lynn Hirshfield is Participant Media’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances. She joined Participant Media in September 2005 and is responsible for leading the development of strategic partnerships, integrating these partners into social action and advocacy campaigns across all of the company’s platforms, including the film divisions, Takepart.com and Pivot TV. Lynn is also responsible for launching Participant’s publishing division to complement the company’s films and social action campaigns.
Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Participant Media
Lynn Hirshfield is Participant Media’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances. She joined Participant Media in September 2005 and is responsible for leading the development of strategic partnerships, integrating these partners into social action and advocacy campaigns across all of the company’s platforms, including the film divisions, Takepart.com and Pivot TV. Lynn is also responsible for launching Participant’s publishing division to complement the company’s films and social action campaigns.
Brian Leith
Executive Producer and the Creative Director of Brian Leith Productions
Brian is an Executive Producer and the Creative Director of Brian Leith Productions, a small wildlife production company based in Bristol, UK. He specializes in ‘man and nature’ films, and worked for many years in the BBC Natural History Unit – as an executive producer of major landmark series and productions for the BBC (including Human Planet, Nature’s Great Events, Wild China, Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life – (with David Attenborough), often co-produced with major US and European broadcasters (Discovery, Animal Planet, CBC, Terra Mater).
Executive Producer and the Creative Director of Brian Leith Productions
Brian is an Executive Producer and the Creative Director of Brian Leith Productions, a small wildlife production company based in Bristol, UK. He specializes in ‘man and nature’ films, and worked for many years in the BBC Natural History Unit – as an executive producer of major landmark series and productions for the BBC (including Human Planet, Nature’s Great Events, Wild China, Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life – (with David Attenborough), often co-produced with major US and European broadcasters (Discovery, Animal Planet, CBC, Terra Mater).
Preliminary Judges
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Lauren Amable
Caitlin Bailey JoDee Baker Sam Barton Eric Bendick Atreyee Bhattacharya Sarah Budello Yavuz Cakir Angelo Campanella Roy Campbell Katie Carpenter Stella Cha Christina Choate Victoria Clowater Shoshana Cohen Matt Cole Rocky Collins Carolyn Collins Petersen Maryanne Culpepper Nathan Dappen Roslyn Dauber Len Dickter Robin Doty Alain Douchinsky Stacey Douglas Laetitia Doyle Maya Drake John Dutton David Elkins Alexa Elliot Kerry Evers Stephen Fairchild Carol Fleischer Mark Fletcher Alan Franks Jorge Franzini Peng Gao Sam Gaty Zuzana Gedeon Eleanor Grant |
Grant Graves
Ali Grossman Meng Guo Adrienne Hall Martin Hammond Keene Haywood Julia Heinrich Jeremy Hogarth Denis Jensen Daniele Joerg Ben Jones Bethany Latham Melinda Levin Joseph Levine Brad Lisle Neil Losin Justin Lotak Trinity Ludlow Virginia Lynch Dean Laurene Mansuy Erica Martin Karen Martin-Stone Kevin Marvel Cathy McConnell Scott Meddaugh James Metcalf Mark Miller Laurent Mini Erick Montgomery John Mora Alexandra Moss David Murdock Rob Nelson Dusty Nichols Mary Nucci Liz O'Connell Larry O'Reilly Jules Oldroyd Daniella Ortega |
Michael Parfit
Rosh Patel Sai Pathmanathan Jim Peck Karen Perry Ingrid Pfau Julianna Photopoulos Kurt Przybilla Harry Rabin Kate Raisz Cari Ritzenthaler Cherie Rivers Joseph Rivers Sarah Robertson Jason Roehrig Janet Rose Gaelin Rosenwaks Hans Rosenwinkel John Rubin Melissa Salpietra Michael Sanderson Annette Scheurich Lalit Shastri Paul Sher Liz Smith Susannah Smith Akanksha Sood Singh David Statt Marvin Stodolsky Soames Summerhays James Swan Jeremy Tuttle Caroline Underwood Thomas Veltre Elizabeth Volkmann Elizabeth Wilk Jo Young Steven Zorn |